End papers for hair-waving and dispenser therefor



June 18, 1963 5, CATANlA I 3,094,323

END PAPERS FOR HAIR-WAVING AND DISPENSER THEREFOR Filed June 16, 1961 Salvatore J. Cafan/a INVENTOR.

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United States Patent H 3,094,323 END PAPERS FOR HAIR-WAVING AND DISPENSER THEREFOR Salvatore J. Catania, 2531 S. 90th St., Omaha 24, Nebr. Filed June 16, 1961, Ser. No. 117,542 1 Claim. (Cl. 271-33) The present invention generally relates to a novel dispenser mechanism together with an end paper for use in hair waving whereby the dispenser will effectively dispense a single end paper for use thereby greatly facilitating application of the end papers when waving hair.

In present-day practice, end papers are used for receiving the ends of a bunch of hair which is to be formed into a wave. The end papers are constructed of very thin rectangular sheets of material which are quite small in area and thus are hard to pick up and handle properly. Normally, the small pieces of paper tend to stick together thus requiring considerable time in separating the papers and applying them in the proper manner. Accordingly, it is the primary object of the present invention to provide a novel disepenser mechanism which will operate with end papers of a conventional nature but which is more effectively operative in connection with a novel end paperconstruction which incorporates an adhesive area onthe surface thereof for coaction with an adhesive surface area on a portion of the dispenser whereby the uppermost end paper will be picked up from a stack of end papers and held in convenient position for use by a hairdresser.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a dispenser for receiving a stack of relatively small paper panels together with a pivotal closure having a spring bias means urging the closure to an open position together with a pickup arm attached to the closure member for engaging and lifting the uppermost sheet of paper material in a stack when the closure member is depressed and then released.

Still further object of the present invention is to pro vide a dispenser and end paper assembly which not only serves to house a plurality of end papers but enables the end papers to be dispensed in an expeditious manner in which assembly is quite inexpensive to manufacture, simple to operate, dependable and long lasting.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the dispenser of the present invention in its dispensing position illustrating the manner in which the uppermost end paper is supported for use;

FIGURE 2 is a longitudinal, vertical sectional view taken substantially along a center line of the dispenser illustrating the closure top in closed position;

FIGURE 3 is a view similar to FIGURE 2 but illustrating the closure top depressed for picking up the uppermost end paper;

FIGURE 4 is a detailed sectional view taken substantially upon a plane passing along section line 44 of FIGURE 1 illustrating further structural details of the pivotal mounting for the closure top and particularly the spring means urging the closure top to an open position;

FIGURE 5 is a perspective view of one of the end papers illustrating the orientation of adhesive thereon; and

FIGURE 6 is a perspective view illustrating the manner Patented June 18, 1963 in which the end papers are attached to the ends of the hair for subsequent curling.

Referring now specifically to the drawings, the numeral 10 generally designates the dispenser of the present invention for use with a stack of end papers each of which is generally designated by the numeral 12. As illustrated in FIGURE 5, the end papers 12 include a generally rectangular sheet of very thin and highly flexible paper material -14 having a longitudinal area 16 covered with adhesive of a suitable nature such as a conventional pressure sensitive adhesive. The end portions of the end paper are provided with transverse extending adhesive coated surface areas 18 so that when the end paper 14 is folded around the end portion of a bunch of hair 20, the pressure sensitive adhesive areas 14 and 18 will engage each other thus securing the end paper in place. When disposed in the dispenser 10, the end papers 12 are arranged in stacked relation with the stack being designated by numeral 22.

The dispenser 10 includes a container 24 having end walls 26, longitudinal side walls 28, a bottom 30, an open top 32 and a closure top or lid 34 having a depending peripheral flange 36 for telescoping over the open upper end of the container 24.

The end of the closure 34 which is pivotally attached does not have the flange and an elongated mounting rod 38 is provided which hingedly extends through the side walls 28 and also the side flanges 36. Mounted on the hinge rod 38 which may be in the form of a pair of hinge rivets is an axial coil spring 40 having one end 42 engaging the interior of the end wall 26 and the other end 44 engaging the interior of the lid 34. The spring 40 biases the closure lid 34 to an open position wherein the lid 34 will be disposed vertically as illustrated in FIGURE 1 at which time the edge of the top lid 34 engages the outer surface of the end wall 26 thus limiting the opening movement of the closure lid.

For retaining the closure lid in closed position, the upper edge of the other end wall 26 is provided with a detent 46 therein which cooperates with an indented projection 48 on the front edge flange '36 of the closure lid 34. Thus, the detents 46 and 48 when brought into engagement will retain the closure lid 34 in closed position against the action of the spring 40.

Adjacent the swinging end of the closure lid 34, there is provided a transverse rod 50 extending through the side flanges and pivotally supported thereon. The rod 50 is provided with a U-shaped arm 52 having a transverse bight portion 54 provided with a covering 56 of pressure sensitive adhesive material or any other suitable adhesive for cooperation with the adhesive surface 16 on the end papers 12 for lifting the end papers '12 upwardly by virtue of lifting only the top end paper from the stack 22.

The shaft 50 is provided with an axial spring 58 having one end thereof designated by reference numeral 60 engaging the arm 52 and the other end thereof designated by numeral 62 engaging the inner surface of the closure lid 34 whereby the arm 52 will be urged downwardly into a generally upright position for engagement with the uppermost end paper of the stack of end papers 22. For limiting the downward swinging movement of the arm 52, the shaft 50 is provided with a latterally extending stop lug 64 which engages the inner surface of the top lid 34 and limits the downward swinging movement of the arm 52 thereby assuring that the proper orientation of the arm 52 and the end paper 14 will be maintained during alternate depression and release of the closure lid 34 which will cause the adhesive surface 56 to pick up the uppermost sheet 14 as illustrated in FIGURE 1 since release of the manual depression pressure will enable the 3 closure lid 34 to swing back to a vertical position thus lifting the uppermost end paper from the stack 22 as illustrated in FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 2 illustrates the orientation of the closure lid and the pickup arm 52 when the closure lid is in closed position. When the closure lid is open by releasing the snap catch at the free edge thereof, the spring 40 will move the closure lid to a vertical position. The spring '58 will move the pickup arm 52 into acute angular relation to the closure lid 34 as illustrated in FIGURE 3 and will subsequently pick up each top end paper 14 upon depression of the closure lid 34 to the position illustrated in FIGURE 3 and releasing the closure lid at which time it will move back to the position of FIGURE 1 thereby supporting the end paper in immediate position for ready accessibility. Any suitable pressure sensitive adhesive may be employed on the end papers and the pickup arm. The adhesive on the end papers also serves to retain the end paper securely in place on the ends of the hair when the hair is being curled or waved thus greatly facilitating the hairwaving operation and particularly reducing the time consumed in properly placing end papers.

The dispenser of the present invention may also be employed for dispensing other types of similar lightweight paper articles such as the elongated protective paper strip which encircles the head above the ears and across the forehead which heretofore have been held in assembled relation by a piece of cellulose tape or the like. With the pressure sensitive adhesive such as disclosed herein, the headbands may be dispensed singly with a pressure sensitive adhesive to facilitate the assembly thereof about the head of the person whose hair is being waved thus facilitating the retention of the hairwaving solution and the hair.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

A dispenser for papers comprising a receptacle having an open top for receiving a stack of papers, a closure lid pivoted at one end thereof to the top of said receptacle, spring means biasing said closure lid from a closed to a substantially vertical open position, a generally rectangular arm including upper, lower and side bars, the upper bar being pivotally secured to the free end portion of the closure lid, spring means for normally biasing said arm downwardly and rearwardly toward that portion of the receptacle to which the closure is pivoted for engagement of the lower bar with the uppermost paper of the stack, a stop member on said arm for limiting the normal movement of the arm to an acute angular relation to the closure lid, means on said lower bar for picking up only the uppermost paper and lifting it along with the lid when the lid moves toward a substantially vertical position, thereby supporting the paper in position for removal from the arm, and releasable latch means for retaining the closure lid in closed position on the receptacle.

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